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Originally Posted by mcan
I think we still have a way better than average O-Line.
We have a better than average center, a ProBowl Guard, and a Hall of Fame Guard. 3/5ths of our line is STACKED.
We have a potential pro-bowler with question marks in camp to play tackle, and a bevy of suitors to line up at the other spot. I think in the end we'll be at least AVERAGE at tackle.
We have a guy named DUNN, who is essentially as good as any decent tackle lining up at TE.
We also have one of the best offensive line coaches as our offensive coordinator. He's done nothing but churn out GREAT O-linemen since he got to KC back in the 90s.
Last year when Roaf went down, we lost a lot of games, but here are our averages in those games, and our points scored...
Week 2: Raiders (W)
Rushing: 125 yards
Passing: 237 yards
Points: 23
(very respectable numbers and a win)
Week 3: Donkeys (L)
Rushing: 74 yards
Passing: 221
Points: 10
(Denver scored 17 first quarter points, and we became one dimentional. We only attempted 22 runs, and threw the ball 44 times)
Week 4: Eagles (L)
Rushing: 144 yards
Passing: 221 yards
Points: 31
(By all rights, not having Roaf didn't cost us this game. We imploded after half time. We also threw 2 picks, lost 2 fumbles and our defense gave up HUGE plays).
Week 9: Raiders (W)
Rushing: 114
Passing: 235
Points: 27
(By the end of the game, our offense was as good as ever. We scored 3 TDs in our last 4 drives. Unfortunately our defense let the Faides score TDs on both of their last two possessions and the game was closer than it should have been).
Week 10: Buffalo (L)
Rushing: 150 yards
Passing: 220 yards
Points: 3
(Yuck. This is the game that everybody is afraid of. Trent was sacked 6 times and threw 3 BIG picks. We also missed two field goals and lost a fumble. We also couldn't convert a couple of 4th down tries late in the game. But we did manage to run for 150 yards, so I think we can chalk this one up to a bad day. It proves that even when we are out of cync, Larry can have a BIG day anyway).
Week 11: Texans (W)
Rushing: 226
Passing: 220
Points: 45
(Nobody remembers this game? Larry ran for over 200, and we marched up and down the field all day. Trent did not get sacked all day. We did throw one pick, but other than that, the day was flawless. A shining example of how this offense CAN work without Willie).
That's it. Roaf is listed as the starter for the rest of the games, and that includes losses against: San Diego, Dallas, and NY Giants...
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Roaf was huge in that Eagles game. That was the game where Tony G. only had 2 catches for 5 yards and everybody including Tony threw a fit, because we needed extra blockers to pick up the Eagles blitz packages. If I remember correctly, Troy Aikman wouldn't shut up about it on the FOX broadcast.
I think we have a better than average offensive line, but there was a significant drop off without Roaf in there. We really didn't play anybody with Roaf hurt... those were supposed to be the easy games. The three wins we got without him were over teams with a combined 10-38 record. And our only two losses to teams with losing records game when he was out, Buffalo and Philly. Plus Trent only had like a 78 QB rating, etc. Just not very efficient.
We certainly have to do better... Roaf's a HOF'er but we can find a LT that played better than Black did last year, maybe Black himself will play better. I think it can be done, just not sure who is going to step up and get us there though. That's the scary part.